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{{short description|Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Jan 2008}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=2008 [[SAGA plc|SAGA Insurance]] [[Masters (snooker)|Masters]]
|logo=SAGA Insurance Masters logo.jpg
|dates={{Start and end dates|2008|01|13|2008|01|20|df=y}}
|venue=[[Wembley Arena]]
|location=London
|country=England
|organisation=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|WPBSA]]
|format=Non-[[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] event
|Total prize fund=£460,000
|winners_share=£150,000
|highest_break={{flagathlete|[[Mark Selby]]|ENG}} (141)<br />{{flagathlete|[[Ken Doherty]]|IRL}} (141)
|winner={{flagathlete|[[Mark Selby]]|ENG}}
|runner_up={{flagathlete|[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]|ENG}}
|score=10–3
|previous=[[2007 Masters (snooker)|2007]]
|next=[[2009 Masters (snooker)|2009]]
}}

The '''2008 Masters''' (officially the '''2008 SAGA Insurance Masters''') was a professional non-ranking [[snooker]] tournament that took place from 13 to 20 January 2008 at the [[Wembley Arena]] in [[London]], England. The second [[Triple Crown (snooker)|Triple Crown]] event of the [[2007–08 snooker season|2007{{nbnd}}08 season]], following the [[2007 UK Championship]] and preceding the [[2008 World Snooker Championship]], the tournament was the 34th edition of the [[Masters (snooker)|Masters]], which was first held in [[1975 Masters (snooker)|1975]]. Organised by the [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]], the event was sponsored by Saga Insurance. The winner received £150,000 from a total prize fund of £460,000.

The defending champion, [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]], lost to [[Stephen Maguire]] in the first round; it was the first time since [[2003 Masters (snooker)|2003]] that O'Sullivan did not make it to the final. Debutant [[Mark Selby]] won the tournament by defeating [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] 10–3 in the final. In the last frame, he tied [[Ken Doherty]] for the highest {{cuegloss|break}} of the tournament, recording a total {{cuegloss|clearance}} of 141. The tournament produced a total of 23 [[century break]]s, with a further 27 made in the qualifying stages.

== Overview ==
The 2008 Masters was a professional {{nowrap|non-ranking}} [[snooker]] tournament that took place from 13 to 20 January 2008 at the [[Wembley Arena]] in London, England.<ref name="snookerorg"/> It was sponsored by Saga Insurance.<ref name="snookerorg"/> The second [[Triple Crown (snooker)|Triple Crown]] event of the [[2007–08 snooker season|2007{{nbnd}}08 season]], following the [[2007 UK Championship]] and preceding the [[2008 World Snooker Championship]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snooker.org/trn/0708/|title=The 2007/2008 Season|website=snooker.org|access-date=19 May 2025|archive-date=22 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422161144/https://www.snooker.org/trn/0708/|url-status=live}}</ref> the tournament was the 34th edition of the [[Masters (snooker)|Masters]], which was first held in [[1975 Masters (snooker)|1975]] for ten invited players at the West Centre Hotel in London.<ref name="HISTORYM"/><ref name="50years">{{cite web|title=50 Years Of The Masters|url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/january/20/50-years-of-the-masters/|website=[[World Snooker Tour]]|access-date=19 May 2025|archive-date=14 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214161042/https://www.wst.tv//news/2025/january/20/50-years-of-the-masters/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[John Spencer (snooker player)|John Spencer]] won the inaugural event, defeating [[Ray Reardon]] on a {{cuegloss|{{nowrap|re-spotted}} black}} in the {{cuegloss|deciding frame}} of the final.<ref name="HISTORYM">{{cite web|last=Hendon|first=David|title=History of the Masters|url=https://wpbsa.com/history-of-the-masters/|website=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|WPBSA]]|date=5 January 2021|access-date=4 January 2023|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929112717/https://wpbsa.com/history-of-the-masters/|url-status=live}}</ref> The {{nowrap|second-oldest}} professional snooker tournament, after the [[World Snooker Championship]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Masters snooker 2018: Draw, schedule, results, betting odds & BBC TV coverage|url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/masters-snooker-2018/134198|work=[[Sporting Life (British newspaper)|Sporting Life]]|date=17 April 2018|access-date=4 January 2023|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208103402/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/masters-snooker-2018/134198|url-status=live}}</ref> the Masters had been staged at the Wembley Arena since [[2007 Masters (snooker)|2007]].<ref>{{cite news|title=New Wembley home for the Masters|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6045262.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=12 October 2006|access-date=19 May 2025|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026021505/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6045262.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2008, [[Stephen Hendry]] was the most successful player in the tournament's history, having won the title six times.<ref name="50years"/><ref name="roll">{{cite news|title=Masters roll of honour|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7174955.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=7 January 2008|access-date=19 May 2025|archive-date=25 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225163038/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7174955.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] held the record as the tournament's youngest winner, having won his first title in [[1995 Masters (snooker)|1995]], aged 19.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ronnie O'Sullivan fights back to beat Ali Carter and win eighth Masters title|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/14/ronnie-osullivan-fights-back-to-beat-ali-carter-and-win-eighth-masters-title|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=14 January 2024|access-date=26 January 2025|archive-date=20 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120061516/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/14/ronnie-osullivan-fights-back-to-beat-ali-carter-and-win-eighth-masters-title|url-status=live}}</ref> Reardon stood as the oldest winner, as he was 43 when he prevailed in the [[1976 Masters (snooker)|1976]] final.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Oldest Winners of Snooker’s Triple Crown Events|url=https://www.sportmakers.co.uk/the-oldest-winners-of-snookers-triple-crown-events/|work=Sport Makers|date=7 April 2024|access-date=19 May 2025|archive-date=22 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122175758/https://www.sportmakers.co.uk/the-oldest-winners-of-snookers-triple-crown-events/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Participants===
[[2007 Masters (snooker)|Defending champion]] [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] was the number 1 seed with [[2007 World Snooker Championship|World Champion]] [[John Higgins]] seeded 2. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the [[Snooker world rankings 2007/2008|world rankings]]. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the [[Masters Qualifying Event|qualifying event]], [[Barry Hawkins]] (ranked 19), and wild-card selection [[Marco Fu]] (ranked 27). [[Mark Selby]] was making his debut in the Masters.

===Prize money===
The winner of the event received £150,000 from a total prize fund of £460,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 Saga Masters Information|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2007-8/07-8-Professional/2008-Saga-info.htm|publisher=Global Snooker Centre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112073314/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2007-8/07-8-Professional/2008-Saga-info.htm|archive-date=12 January 2008}}</ref>

====Qualifying stage====
{{div col}}
*Winner: £2,000
*Runner-up: £680
*Semi-final: £250
*Quarter-final: £105
*Total: £3,600
{{div col end}}

====Televised stage====
{{div col}}
*Winner: £150,000
*Runner-up: £68,000
*Semi-final: £34,000
*Quarter-finalist: £16,000
*First round: £12,000
*Last 18 (wild-cards): £2,000
*Highest {{cuegloss|break}}: £10,000
*[[Maximum break]]: £25,000
*Total: £460,000
{{div col end}}

==Summary==
===Wild-card round===
The wild-card-round matches were played as the best of 11 {{cuegloss|frame|frames}}.<ref name="snookerorg">{{cite web|title=SAGA Insurance Masters (2008)|url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1003|website=snooker.org|access-date=18 May 2025|archive-date=2 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202032539/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1003|url-status=live}}</ref> In his match against [[Barry Hawkins]], [[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]] potted fifteen {{cuegloss|red ball|reds}} and was on course for a [[maximum break]], but lost position and missed the fifteenth {{cuegloss|black ball|black}}. He went on to win 6{{nbnd}}2.<ref>{{cite news|title=Masters day one as it happened|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7185774.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=13 January 2008|access-date=18 May 2025|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020061612/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7185774.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Marco Fu]] compiled a [[century break]] and four further {{cuegloss|half-century|half-centuries}} to defeat [[Steve Davis]] 6{{nbnd}}2. "I was capitalising more on Steve [Davis]'s errors than creating good chances of my own," Fu said.<ref name="Selbyousts">{{cite news|title=Selby ousts Hendry from Masters|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7187588.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|first=Sam|last=Lyon|date=14 January 2008|access-date=18 May 2025|archive-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811065547/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7187588.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

===First round===
The first-round matches were played as the best of 11 frames.<ref name="snookerorg"/> [[Stephen Maguire]] faced [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]], who was the defending champion and had defeated him 10{{nbnd}}2 in the final of the [[2007 UK Championship]] a month earlier. Maguire produced breaks of 103 and 84 as he moved into a 4{{nbnd}}1 lead. O'Sullivan made breaks of 112 and 72 as he reduced the deficit and went on to force a {{cuegloss|deciding frame|decider}}. In the final frame, O'Sullivan missed the final {{cuegloss|blue ball|blue}} when he was {{cuegloss|clearance|clearing the table}} and allowed Maguire to get back in and clinch victory with blue and {{cuegloss|pink ball|pink}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=Maguire pips O'Sullivan to avenge heavy UK defeat|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jan/14/snooker.sport|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=14 January 2008|first=Clive|last=Everton|access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref> "I had my chance and I didn't take it. If you don't take your chances then don't expect another one," O'Sullivan lamented.<ref>{{cite news|title=O'Sullivan exits in Masters epic|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7186090.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|first=Phil|last=Harlow|date=13 January 2008|access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref> It was the first time since [[2003 Masters (snooker)|2003]] that O'Sullivan did not reach the final of the event.<ref name="roll"/> The runner-up in the previous edition, [[Ding Junhui]], was 1{{nbnd}}3 and 3{{nbnd}}4 in arrears to [[John Higgins]], but took three frames on the spin to win 6{{nbnd}}4.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ding dumps Higgins out of Masters|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2008/0116/226908-masters1/|work=[[RTÉ]]|date=16 January 2008|access-date=18 May 2025|archive-date=3 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003060506/http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2008/0116/226908-masters1/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] won 6{{nbnd}}5 over [[Graeme Dott]].<ref name="snookerorg"/> [[Shaun Murphy]], who was feeling unwell, faced [[Ali Carter]]. Carter took the first frame on the final black and doubled his lead in the next, but Murphy levelled at 2{{nbnd}}2 and 3{{nbnd}}3. Murphy went on to win 6{{nbnd}}3. "Ali [Carter] was poorly through the match as well. He said he wasn't feeling very well, so we both struggled," Murphy said afterwards.<ref>{{cite news|title=Murphy beats bug and Carter to reach last eight|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jan/13/snooker|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 January 2008|access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref>

[[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]] took a 2{{nbnd}}0 lead against [[Ken Doherty]] with breaks of 118 and 69. Doherty replied with breaks of 101, 89, 53 and 68 to win six consecutive breaks and advance into the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dominant Doherty masters Williams|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7190129.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|first=Sam|last=Lyon|date=16 January 2008|access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref> Out of the top 32 and facing the possibility of having to play in the qualifying stages of the [[2008 World Snooker Championship|following World Championship]], Williams admitted after the defeat he has contemplating retiring from professional snooker. "I'll mull over my situation in the summer. There are plenty of things to do outside snooker, but hopefully I won't have to think about that," he said.<ref>{{cite news|title=Williams contemplates retirement|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7190283.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|first=Saj|last=Chowdhury|date=15 January 2008|access-date=18 May 2025|archive-date=30 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130165317/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7190283.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Peter Ebdon]] compiled breaks of 92, 76, 52 and 50 as he built a 4{{nbnd}}2 lead against Day. Day levelled the match with back-to-back 50 breaks, but Ebdon also won two on the spin to seal a 6{{nbnd}}4 victory.<ref name="Selbyousts"/> [[Neil Robertson]] made breaks of 63 and 118 to take the two first frames of his match against Fu. Fu, winner of the [[2007 Grand Prix (snooker)|2007 Grand Prix]], replied with breaks of 89, 71, 69 and 100 to go 4{{nbnd}}2 in front. The match went to a decider, which Fu won on the {{cuegloss|colour balls|colours}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fu fights through|url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/3049960/fu-fights-through|work=[[Sky Sports]]|date=16 January 2008|access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref> [[Stephen Hendry]] met [[Mark Selby]] in a match which, according to Sam Lyon's report for [[BBC Sport]], was characterised "by missed {{cuegloss|pot|pots}} and poor {{cuegloss|safety}} play". Hendry took a 5{{nbnd}}3 lead with a break of 105, but Selby won three consecutive frames to win the match. "I feel I'm too good not to come back. People keep saying that Hendry's gone but that's all rubbish. One good performance and I'll be back," Hendry said afterwards.<ref name="Selbyousts"/>

===Quarter-finals===
The quarter-finals were played as the best of 11 frames.<ref name="snookerorg"/> Doherty, who had recently been a father, fell 1{{nbnd}}4 behind Murphy. Doherty manufactured breaks of 141 and 114 as he forced a decider, which he won with another century break. "There's never any disgrace in losing to someone who's playing as well as Ken [Doherty] was," Murphy said. Maguire, winner of the [[2007 Northern Ireland Trophy]], produced a 105 break as he raced into a 3{{nbnd}}1 lead against Selby. A miss on the {{cuegloss|yellow ball|yellow}} in frame eight allowed Maguire to maintain a two-frame cushion at 5{{nbnd}}3, one shy of victory. Selby made breaks of 55, 103 and 54 to win three consecutive frames and take the match. "I just can't believe I've got beat. I was thinking I was in the next round, but he stepped up a gear and played great," Maguire said.<ref>{{cite news|title=Selby & Doherty into Masters semi|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7194843.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=17 January 2008|access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref>

Lee won the two first frames of his match against Ebdon. In the third, Ebdon went for a more difficult black ball so as to stay on course to a maximum break, but missed it and allowed Lee to steal it with an 87 clearance. "I shouldn't have gone for the maximum and I got what I deserved," Ebdon said after the match. Lee then extended his lead to five frames, only one away from a place in the final. In the sixth frame, Ebdon was on a break of 105 in another attempt to get a 147, but missed a black off its spot. Lee clinched victory in the following frame. "It was a strange game, he never settled and kept giving me some nice chances," Lee said after the match. Ding made an 87 break and Fu compiled a 93 as they shared the first four frames. Ding won the next, but Fu produced breaks of 62, 86 and 51 to win four consecutive frames for a 6{{nbnd}}3 victory.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fu sets up Lee clash|url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/3058789/fu-sets-up-lee-clash|work=[[Sky Sports]]|date=19 January 2008|access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Weight and expectation no problem for Lee|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jan/19/snooker.sport|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=19 January 2008|first=Clive|last=Everton|access-date=18 May 2025|archive-date=1 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001003235/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jan/19/snooker.sport|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Semi-finals===
The semi-finals were played as the best of 11 frames.<ref name="snookerorg"/> Selby won the opening frame, but Doherty then edged 2{{nbnd}}1 in front. Although Selby replied with three consecutive frames to lead 3{{nbnd}}2, the match went into a decider. Selby won it. Doherty regretted that, having had a chance in the decider, he did not win it. "I have had a good tournament but at this moment in time I'm not thinking about that," he said after the match.<ref name="SelbyandLee">{{cite news|title=Selby and Lee into Masters final|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7198298.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=19 January 2008|access-date=18 May 2025|archive-date=24 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424121924/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7198298.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the other semi-final, Lee enjoyed a 3{{nbnd}}1 lead against Fu, who narrowed the deficit in the following frame. Lee went on to secure a place in the final with a 6{{nbnd}}2 victory. "I felt quite nervous at the start of the match but then got stuck in. I just kept Marco away from the table today and that proved decisive," Lee said. Fu argued that he was tired, not having been able to sleep after his quarter-final match against Ding.<ref name="SelbyandLee"/>

===Final===
The final took place on 20 January as the best of 19 frames, between Selby and Lee.<ref name="snookerorg"/> Referee [[Michaela Tabb]], who had been in charge of the final of the [[2007 Welsh Open]] during the season, became the first woman to officiate a Masters final. "I'll be making a little bit of history," she said ahead of the match.<ref>{{cite web|title=Triple Crown Final Referees|url=https://www.wst.tv/referees/triplecrownfinalreferees/|website=[[World Snooker Tour]]|access-date=19 May 2025|archive-date=5 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405113327/https://www.wst.tv/referees/triplecrownfinalreferees/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Female ref excited by first major|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7198453.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=19 January 2008|first=Saj|last=Chowdhury|access-date=19 May 2025|archive-date=29 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329190957/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7198453.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Selby reached the final having won all his matches in the deciding frame. While Selby was playing in the final as a Masters debutant, Lee reached the final on his eleventh appearance. Lee won the opening frame with a 41 break, which would remain as his highest of the match. Lee was also ahead at 3{{nbnd}}1, but Selby won four on the spin before the interval aided by breaks of 124 and 88. In the first of the evening session, Selby compiled a break of 132. Selby clinched a 10{{nbnd}}3 victory with another century break in the last frame, a 141 break which tied the one made by Doherty as the highest of the tournament and secured him an additional prize of £5,000.<ref name="Selbytrounces">{{cite news|title=Selby trounces Lee to win Masters|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7198650.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=20 January 2008|access-date=19 May 2025|archive-date=7 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507012647/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7198650.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Selbyturns">{{cite news|title=Selby turns on the style to win title on debut|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jan/21/snooker.sport|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=21 January 2008|first=Clive|last=Everton|access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref>

Selby became the fourth debutant—after [[John Spencer (snooker player)|John Spencer]] in [[1975 Masters (snooker)|1975]], [[Doug Mountjoy]] in [[1977 Masters (snooker)|1977]], [[Terry Griffiths]] in [[1980 Masters (snooker)|1980]] and Hendry in [[1989 Masters (snooker)|1989]]—to win the Masters as a debutant. "I've been knocking on the door for a while. The world championship would have been nice last season, but to win the Masters is amazing," Selby said, and he added: "I'm only 24 but I feel about 40 after those close matches". Lee was disappointed with his performance in the final. "I'm gutted for people who turned up to watch me," he said.<ref name="Selbytrounces"/><ref name="Selbyturns"/>

==Wild-card round==
In the wild-card round, the qualifier and wild-card players played the 15th and 16th seeds:<ref name="snookerorg"/><ref name="GSD Main">{{cite web|title=2008 Saga Masters|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2007-8/07-8-Professional/2008-Saga-final.htm|publisher=Global Snooker Centre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224055419/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2007-8/07-8-Professional/2008-Saga-final.htm|archive-date=24 December 2008}}</ref><ref name="Snooker Scene">{{cite web|title=The Masters|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071627/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60|archive-date=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|access-date=8 August 2012}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
! Match !! Date !! !! Score !!
|-
| align="center" | WC1
| Monday 14 January
| {{flagathlete|[[Steve Davis]]|ENG}} (15)
| align="center" | 2–'''6'''
| '''{{flagathlete|[[Marco Fu]]|HKG}}'''
|-
| align="center" | WC2
| Sunday 13 January
| '''{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]]|WAL}}''' (16)
| align="center" | '''6'''–2
| {{flagathlete|[[Barry Hawkins]]|ENG}}
|}

==Main draw==
The results for the main draw are shown below. Match winners are shown in bold. The numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the [[Seeding (sports)|seedings]].<ref name="snookerorg"/><ref name="GSD Main"/><ref name="Snooker Scene"/>

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4
|bold_winner = high
|team-width  = auto
|short_brackets=yes
|3rdplace=no
|RD1 = '''First round'''<br/>Best of 11 frames
|RD2 = '''Quarter-finals'''<br/>Best of 11 frames
|RD3 = '''Semi-finals'''<br/>Best of 11 frames
|RD4 = '''Final'''<br/>Best of 19 frames

<!-- First round -->
<!--- RD1 Match 1 --->
|
|{{flagathlete|[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]|ENG}} {{tooltip|(1)|player seeding}}
|5
|{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Maguire]]|SCO}} {{tooltip|(10)|player seeding}}
|6

<!--- RD1 Match 2 --->
|
|{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Hendry]]|SCO}} {{tooltip|(8)|player seeding}}
|5
|{{flagathlete|[[Mark Selby]]|ENG}} {{tooltip|(11)|player seeding}}
|6

<!--- RD1 Match 3 --->
|
|{{flagathlete|[[Ken Doherty]]|IRL}} {{tooltip|(5)|player seeding}}
|6
|{{flagathlete|[[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]|WAL}} {{tooltip|(12)|player seeding}}
|2

<!--- RD1 Match 4 --->
|
|{{flagathlete|[[Shaun Murphy]]|ENG}} {{tooltip|(4)|player seeding}}
|6
|{{flagathlete|[[Ali Carter]]|ENG}} {{tooltip|(14)|player seeding}}
|3

<!--- RD1 Match 5 --->
|
|{{flagathlete|[[Graeme Dott]]|SCO}} {{tooltip|(3)|player seeding}}
|5
|{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]|ENG}} {{tooltip|(13)|player seeding}}
|6

<!--- RD1 Match 6 --->
|
|{{flagathlete|[[Peter Ebdon]]|ENG}} {{tooltip|(6)|player seeding}}
|6
|{{flagathlete|[[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]]|WAL}} {{tooltip|(16)|player seeding}}
|4

<!--- RD1 Match 7 --->
|
|{{flagathlete|[[Neil Robertson]]|AUS}} {{tooltip|(7)|player seeding}}
|5
|{{flagathlete|[[Marco Fu]]|HKG}}
|6

<!--- RD1 Match 8 --->
|
|{{flagathlete|[[John Higgins]]|SCO}} {{tooltip|(2)|player seeding}}
|4
|{{flagathlete|[[Ding Junhui]]|CHN}} {{tooltip|(9)|player seeding}}
|6

<!-- Quarter-finals -->
<!--- QF1 --->
|
|{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Maguire]]|SCO}} {{tooltip|(10)|player seeding}}
|5
|{{flagathlete|[[Mark Selby]]|ENG}} {{tooltip|(11)|player seeding}}
|6

<!--- QF2 --->
|
|{{flagathlete|[[Ken Doherty]]|IRL}} {{tooltip|(5)|player seeding}}
|6
|{{flagathlete|[[Shaun Murphy]]|ENG}} {{tooltip|(4)|player seeding}}
|5

<!--- QF3 --->
|
|{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]|ENG}} {{tooltip|(13)|player seeding}}
|6
|{{flagathlete|[[Peter Ebdon]]|ENG}} {{tooltip|(6)|player seeding}}
|1

<!--- QF4 --->
|
|{{flagathlete|[[Marco Fu]]|HKG}}
|6
|{{flagathlete|[[Ding Junhui]]|CHN}} {{tooltip|(9)|player seeding}}
|3

<!-- Semi-finals -->
<!--- SF1 --->
|
|{{flagathlete|[[Mark Selby]]|ENG}} {{tooltip|(11)|player seeding}}
|6
|{{flagathlete|[[Ken Doherty]]|IRL}} {{tooltip|(5)|player seeding}}
|5

<!--- SF2 --->
|
|{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]|ENG}} {{tooltip|(13)|player seeding}}
|6
|{{flagathlete|[[Marco Fu]]|HKG}}
|2

<!--- Final --->
|
|{{flagathlete|[[Mark Selby]]|ENG}} {{tooltip|(11)|player seeding}}
|10
|{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]|ENG}} {{tooltip|(13)|player seeding}}
|3
}}

==Final==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | '''Final:''' Best of 19 frames. Referee: [[Michaela Tabb]].<br />[[Wembley Arena]], London, England, 20 January 2008.<ref name="snookerorg"/><ref name="GSD Main"/>
|-
| width="200" align="right" | '''[[Mark Selby]]''' (11)<br />{{ENG}}
| width="100" align="center" | '''10'''–3
| width="200" | [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]] (13)<br />{{ENG}}
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | ''Afternoon:'' 50–'''65''', {{nobr|'''124'''–1 (124)}}, {{nobr|'''88'''–0 (88)}}, {{nobr|21–'''77'''}}, {{nobr|13–'''61'''}}, {{nobr|'''76'''–16}}, {{nobr|'''79'''–1 (60)}}, {{nobr|'''73'''–9}} <br />''Evening:'' '''132'''–0 (132), {{nobr|'''76'''–32}}, {{nobr|'''72'''–52}}, {{nobr|'''125'''–5 (125)}}, {{nobr|'''141'''–0 (141)}}
|-
| align="right" | '''141'''
| align="center" | Highest break
| 41
|-
| align="right" | '''4'''
| align="center" | Century breaks
| 0
|-
| align="right" | '''6'''
| align="center" | 50+ breaks
| 0
|}

==Qualifying==
The 2007 [[Masters Qualifying Event]] was held between 7 September and 12 September 2007 at the [[English Institute of Sport – Sheffield|English Institute of Sport]] in [[Sheffield]].<ref name="GSC Qualis">{{cite web|title=2008 Saga Masters Qualifiers|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2007-8/07-8-Professional/2008-Saga-quals.htm|publisher=Global Snooker Centre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224055424/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2007-8/07-8-Professional/2008-Saga-quals.htm|archive-date=24 December 2008}}</ref> The winner of this series of matches, who qualified for the tournament, was Barry Hawkins.

{{64TeamBracket|
| RD1=Last 64<br />Best of 7 frames
| RD2=Last 32<br />Best of 9 frames
| RD3=Last 16<br />Best of 9 frames
| RD4=Quarter-finals<br />Best of 9 frames
| RD5=Semi-finals<br />Best of 9 frames
| RD6=Final<br />Best of 11 frames
| RD1-seed01 =
| RD1-team01 = {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}}  '''[[Joe Swail]]'''
| RD1-score01 =
| RD1-seed02 =
| RD1-team02 = Bye
| RD1-score02 =
| RD1-seed03 =
| RD1-team03 = {{flagicon|Scotland}}  '''[[Jamie Burnett]]'''
| RD1-score03 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed04 =
| RD1-team04 = {{flagicon|China}}  [[Xiao Guodong]]
| RD1-score04 = 2
| RD1-seed05 =
| RD1-team05 = {{flagicon|Wales}}  [[Matthew Stevens]]
| RD1-score05 = 0
| RD1-seed06 =
| RD1-team06 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Jimmy White]]'''
| RD1-score06 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed07 =
| RD1-team07 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Andy Hicks]]'''
| RD1-score07 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed08 =
| RD1-team08 = {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}}  [[Leo Fernandez]]
| RD1-score08 = 2
| RD1-seed09 =
| RD1-team09 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Michael Holt (snooker player)|Michael Holt]]
| RD1-score09 = 2
| RD1-seed10 =
| RD1-team10 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Ben Woollaston]]'''
| RD1-score10 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed11 =
| RD1-team11 = {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}}  '''[[Fergal O'Brien]]'''
| RD1-score11 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed12 =
| RD1-team12 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Ian Preece]]
| RD1-score12 = 0
| RD1-seed13 =
| RD1-team13 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]]'''
| RD1-score13 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed14 =
| RD1-team14 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Alex Davies (snooker player)|Alex Davies]]
| RD1-score14 = 0
| RD1-seed15 =
| RD1-team15 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]]'''
| RD1-score15 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed16 =
| RD1-team16 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Jamie O'Neill (snooker player)|Jamie O'Neill]]
| RD1-score16 = 0
| RD1-seed17 =
| RD1-team17 = {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}}  '''[[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]'''
| RD1-score17 = 4
| RD1-seed18 =
| RD1-team18 = {{flagicon|England}}  Ashley Wright
| RD1-score18 = 3
| RD1-seed19 =
| RD1-team19 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Rod Lawler]]'''
| RD1-score19 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed20 =
| RD1-team20 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Jimmy Robertson (snooker player)|Jimmy Robertson]]
| RD1-score20 = 0
| RD1-seed21 =
| RD1-team21 = {{flagicon|Wales}}  [[Dominic Dale]]
| RD1-score21 = 1
| RD1-seed22 =
| RD1-team22 = {{flagicon|China}}  '''[[Liang Wenbo]]'''
| RD1-score22 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed23 =
| RD1-team23 = {{flagicon|Ireland}}  '''[[Joe Delaney (snooker player)|Joe Delaney]]'''
| RD1-score23 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed24 =
| RD1-team24 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Munraj Pal]]
| RD1-score24 = 2
| RD1-seed25 =
| RD1-team25 = {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}}  [[Gerard Greene]]
| RD1-score25 = 2
| RD1-seed26 =
| RD1-team26 = {{flagicon|Norway}}  '''[[Kurt Maflin]]'''
| RD1-score26 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed27 =
| RD1-team27 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Judd Trump]]'''
| RD1-score27 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed28 =
| RD1-team28 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Matthew Selt]]
| RD1-score28 = 2
| RD1-seed29 =
| RD1-team29 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Dave Harold]]
| RD1-score29 = 1
| RD1-seed30 =
| RD1-team30 = {{flagicon|Wales}}  '''[[Paul Davies (snooker player)|Paul Davies]]'''
| RD1-score30 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed31 =
| RD1-team31 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Andrew Higginson]]'''
| RD1-score31 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed32 =
| RD1-team32 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Shailesh Jogia|Joe Jogia]]
| RD1-score32 = 1
| RD1-seed33 =
| RD1-team33 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Stuart Bingham]]
| RD1-score33 = 2
| RD1-seed34 =
| RD1-team34 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Alfred Burden|Alfie Burden]]'''
| RD1-score34 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed35 =
| RD1-team35 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Ricky Walden]]'''
| RD1-score35 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed36 =
| RD1-team36 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Lee Spick]]
| RD1-score36 = 1
| RD1-seed37 =
| RD1-team37 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Jamie Cope]]'''
| RD1-score37 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed38 =
| RD1-team38 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Mark Joyce]]
| RD1-score38 = 2
| RD1-seed39 =
| RD1-team39 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Rory McLeod (snooker player)|Rory McLeod]]'''
| RD1-score39 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed40 =
| RD1-team40 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Lee Walker]]
| RD1-score40 = 1
| RD1-seed41 =
| RD1-team41 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Mark King (snooker player)|Mark King]]'''
| RD1-score41 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed42 =
| RD1-team42 = {{flagicon|Thailand}}  [[Issara Kachaiwong]]
| RD1-score42 = 3
| RD1-seed43 =
| RD1-team43 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[David Gray (snooker player)|David Gray]]'''
| RD1-score43 = '''w/o'''
| RD1-seed44 =
| RD1-team44 = {{flagicon|Malta}}  [[Tony Drago]]
| RD1-score44 = w/d
| RD1-seed45 =
| RD1-team45 = {{flagicon|Ireland}}  '''[[Michael Judge]]'''
| RD1-score45 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed46 =
| RD1-team46 = {{flagicon|Scotland}}  [[James McBain (snooker player)|James McBain]]
| RD1-score46 = 0
| RD1-seed47 =
| RD1-team47 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Andrew Norman (snooker player)|Andrew Norman]]'''
| RD1-score47 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed48 =
| RD1-team48 = {{flagicon|Australia}}  [[Steve Mifsud]]
| RD1-score48 = 2
| RD1-seed49 =
| RD1-team49 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Nigel Bond]]'''
| RD1-score49 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed50 =
| RD1-team50 = {{flagicon|Wales}}  [[Gareth Coppack]]
| RD1-score50 = 1
| RD1-seed51 =
| RD1-team51 = {{flagicon|Finland}}  [[Robin Hull]]
| RD1-score51 = 2
| RD1-seed52 =
| RD1-team52 = {{flagicon|China}}  '''[[Tian Pengfei]]'''
| RD1-score52 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed53 =
| RD1-team53 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Barry Hawkins]]'''
| RD1-score53 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed54 =
| RD1-team54 = {{flagicon|Scotland}}  [[Fraser Patrick]]
| RD1-score54 = 3
| RD1-seed55 =
| RD1-team55 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Tom Ford (snooker player)|Tom Ford]]
| RD1-score55 = 0
| RD1-seed56 =
| RD1-team56 = {{flagicon|Wales}}  '''[[Michael White (snooker player)|Michael White]]'''
| RD1-score56 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed57 =
| RD1-team57 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Ian McCulloch (snooker player)|Ian McCulloch]]
| RD1-score57 = 3
| RD1-seed58 =
| RD1-team58 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Martin Gould]]'''
| RD1-score58 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed59 =
| RD1-team59 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Barry Pinches]]
| RD1-score59 = 3
| RD1-seed60 =
| RD1-team60 = {{flagicon|China}}  '''[[Liu Chuang (snooker player)|Liu Chuang]]'''
| RD1-score60 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed61 =
| RD1-team61 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]]'''
| RD1-score61 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed62 =
| RD1-team62 = {{flagicon|Thailand}}  [[Supoj Saenla]]
| RD1-score62 = 2
| RD1-seed63 =
| RD1-team63 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]]'''
| RD1-score63 =
| RD1-seed64 =
| RD1-team64 = Bye
| RD1-score64 =
| RD2-seed01 =
| RD2-team01 = {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}}  [[Joe Swail]]
| RD2-score01 = 2
| RD2-seed02 =
| RD2-team02 = {{flagicon|Scotland}}  '''[[Jamie Burnett]]'''
| RD2-score02 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed03 =
| RD2-team03 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Jimmy White]]'''
| RD2-score03 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed04 =
| RD2-team04 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Andy Hicks]]
| RD2-score04 = 1
| RD2-seed05 =
| RD2-team05 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Ben Woollaston]]'''
| RD2-score05 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed06 =
| RD2-team06 = {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}}  [[Fergal O'Brien]]
| RD2-score06 = 4
| RD2-seed07 =
| RD2-team07 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]]'''
| RD2-score07 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed08 =
| RD2-team08 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]]
| RD2-score08 = 1
| RD2-seed09 =
| RD2-team09 = {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}}  '''[[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]'''
| RD2-score09 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed10 =
| RD2-team10 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Rod Lawler]]
| RD2-score10 = 2
| RD2-seed11 =
| RD2-team11 = {{flagicon|China}}  '''[[Liang Wenbo]]'''
| RD2-score11 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed12 =
| RD2-team12 = {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}}  [[Joe Delaney (snooker player)|Joe Delaney]]
| RD2-score12 = 2
| RD2-seed13 =
| RD2-team13 = {{flagicon|Norway}}  '''[[Kurt Maflin]]'''
| RD2-score13 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed14 =
| RD2-team14 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Judd Trump]]
| RD2-score14 = 4
| RD2-seed15 =
| RD2-team15 = {{flagicon|Wales}}  [[Paul Davies (snooker player)|Paul Davies]]
| RD2-score15 = 1
| RD2-seed16 =
| RD2-team16 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Andrew Higginson]]'''
| RD2-score16 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed17 =
| RD2-team17 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Alfred Burden|Alfie Burden]]
| RD2-score17 = 0
| RD2-seed18 =
| RD2-team18 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Ricky Walden]]'''
| RD2-score18 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed19 =
| RD2-team19 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Jamie Cope]]'''
| RD2-score19 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed20 =
| RD2-team20 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Rory McLeod (snooker player)|Rory McLeod]]
| RD2-score20 = 2
| RD2-seed21 =
| RD2-team21 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Mark King (snooker player)|Mark King]]'''
| RD2-score21 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed22 =
| RD2-team22 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[David Gray (snooker player)|David Gray]]
| RD2-score22 = 4
| RD2-seed23 =
| RD2-team23 = {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}}  '''[[Michael Judge]]'''
| RD2-score23 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed24 =
| RD2-team24 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Andrew Norman (snooker player)|Andrew Norman]]
| RD2-score24 = 4
| RD2-seed25 =
| RD2-team25 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Nigel Bond]]'''
| RD2-score25 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed26 =
| RD2-team26 = {{flagicon|China}}  [[Tian Pengfei]]
| RD2-score26 = 4
| RD2-seed27 =
| RD2-team27 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Barry Hawkins]]'''
| RD2-score27 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed28 =
| RD2-team28 = {{flagicon|Wales}}  [[Michael White (snooker player)|Michael White]]
| RD2-score28 = 2
| RD2-seed29 =
| RD2-team29 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Martin Gould]]
| RD2-score29 = 4
| RD2-seed30 =
| RD2-team30 = {{flagicon|China}}  '''[[Liu Chuang (snooker player)|Liu Chuang]]'''
| RD2-score30 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed31 =
| RD2-team31 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]]'''
| RD2-score31 = '''5'''
| RD2-seed32 =
| RD2-team32 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]]
| RD2-score32 = 3
| RD3-seed01 =
| RD3-team01 = {{flagicon|Scotland}}  [[Jamie Burnett]]
| RD3-score01 = 4
| RD3-seed02 =
| RD3-team02 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Jimmy White]]'''
| RD3-score02 = '''5'''
| RD3-seed03 =
| RD3-team03 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Ben Woollaston]]'''
| RD3-score03 = '''5'''
| RD3-seed04 =
| RD3-team04 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]]
| RD3-score04 = 4
| RD3-seed05 =
| RD3-team05 = {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}}  [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]
| RD3-score05 = 4
| RD3-seed06 =
| RD3-team06 = {{flagicon|China}}  '''[[Liang Wenbo]]'''
| RD3-score06 = '''5'''
| RD3-seed07 =
| RD3-team07 = {{flagicon|Norway}}  '''[[Kurt Maflin]]'''
| RD3-score07 = '''5'''
| RD3-seed08 =
| RD3-team08 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Andrew Higginson]]
| RD3-score08 = 4
| RD3-seed09 =
| RD3-team09 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Ricky Walden]]
| RD3-score09 = 3
| RD3-seed10 =
| RD3-team10 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Jamie Cope]]'''
| RD3-score10 = '''5'''
| RD3-seed11 =
| RD3-team11 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Mark King (snooker player)|Mark King]]
| RD3-score11 = 0
| RD3-seed12 =
| RD3-team12 = {{flagicon|Ireland}}  '''[[Michael Judge]]'''
| RD3-score12 = '''5'''
| RD3-seed13 =
| RD3-team13 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Nigel Bond]]
| RD3-score13 = 2
| RD3-seed14 =
| RD3-team14 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Barry Hawkins]]'''
| RD3-score14 = '''5'''
| RD3-seed15 =
| RD3-team15 = {{flagicon|China}}  '''[[Liu Chuang (snooker player)|Liu Chuang]]'''
| RD3-score15 = '''5'''
| RD3-seed16 =
| RD3-team16 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]]
| RD3-score16 = 0
| RD4-seed01 =
| RD4-team01 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Jimmy White]]'''
| RD4-score01 = '''5'''
| RD4-seed02 =
| RD4-team02 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Ben Woollaston]]
| RD4-score02 = 0
| RD4-seed03 =
| RD4-team03 = {{flagicon|China}}  [[Liang Wenbo]]
| RD4-score03 = 0
| RD4-seed04 =
| RD4-team04 = {{flagicon|Norway}}  '''[[Kurt Maflin]]'''
| RD4-score04 = '''5'''
| RD4-seed05 =
| RD4-team05 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Jamie Cope]]'''
| RD4-score05 = '''5'''
| RD4-seed06 =
| RD4-team06 = {{flagicon|Ireland}}  [[Michael Judge]]
| RD4-score06 = 1
| RD4-seed07 =
| RD4-team07 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Barry Hawkins]]'''
| RD4-score07 = '''5'''
| RD4-seed08 =
| RD4-team08 = {{flagicon|China}}  [[Liu Chuang (snooker player)|Liu Chuang]]
| RD4-score08 = 3
| RD5-seed01 =
| RD5-team01 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Jimmy White]]
| RD5-score01 = 4
| RD5-seed02 =
| RD5-team02 = {{flagicon|Norway}}  '''[[Kurt Maflin]]'''
| RD5-score02 = '''5'''
| RD5-seed03 =
| RD5-team03 = {{flagicon|England}}  [[Jamie Cope]]
| RD5-score03 = 3
| RD5-seed04 =
| RD5-team04 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Barry Hawkins]]'''
| RD5-score04 = '''5'''
| RD6-seed01 =
| RD6-team01 = {{flagicon|Norway}}  [[Kurt Maflin]]
| RD6-score01 = 4
| RD6-seed02 =
| RD6-team02 = {{flagicon|England}}  '''[[Barry Hawkins]]'''
| RD6-score02 = '''6'''
}}

==Century breaks==

===Main stage centuries===
A total of 23 [[century break]]s were made during the main stage of the tournament.<ref name="GSD Main"/>
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
* 141, 132, 125, 124, 107, 103 {{ndash}} [[Mark Selby]]
* 141, 123, 114, 101 {{ndash}} [[Ken Doherty]]
* 135 {{ndash}} [[Ding Junhui]]
* 120, 113 {{ndash}} [[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]]
* 118 {{ndash}} [[Neil Robertson]]
* 118 {{ndash}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]
{{Col-2}}
* 112 {{ndash}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
* 107 {{ndash}} [[Graeme Dott]]
* 105, 103 {{ndash}} [[Stephen Maguire]]
* 105 {{ndash}} [[Peter Ebdon]]
* 105 {{ndash}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
* 104, 100 {{ndash}} [[Marco Fu]]
{{Col-end}}

===Qualifying stage centuries===
A total of 27 century breaks were made during the qualifying rounds.<ref name="GSC Qualis"/>
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
* 140 {{ndash}} [[Jamie Burnett]]
* 137, 104 {{ndash}} [[Liu Chuang (snooker player)|Liu Chuang]]
* 136 {{ndash}} [[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]]
* 135, 123, 109, 107, 103 {{ndash}} [[Jamie Cope]]
* 125 {{ndash}} [[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]]
* 122, 110 {{ndash}} [[Kurt Maflin]]
* 119, 113 {{ndash}} [[Judd Trump]]
* 114, 105 {{ndash}} [[Andrew Higginson]]
* 114 {{ndash}} [[Jimmy White]]
{{Col-2}}
* 110, 102 {{ndash}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]
* 110 {{ndash}} [[Xiao Guodong]]
* 107, 104 {{ndash}} [[Ricky Walden]]
* 107 {{ndash}} [[Joe Delaney (snooker player)|Joe Delaney]]
* 103 {{ndash}} [[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]]
* 101 {{ndash}} [[Andrew Norman (snooker player)|Andrew Norman]]
* 100 {{ndash}} [[Alfie Burden]]
* 100 {{ndash}} [[Nigel Bond]]
{{Col-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Masters (snooker)}}
{{Snooker season 2007/2008}}

[[Category:Masters (snooker)|2008]]
[[Category:2008 in snooker|Masters]]
[[Category:2008 in sport in London|Masters (snooker)]]
[[Category:January 2008 sports events in the United Kingdom|Masters (snooker)]]